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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Capstick show officials to convince them the buffalo kill was legal?
(a) His license
(b) Photographs
(c) A video
(d) $200

2. What does Capstick use to kill the leopard?
(a) A knife
(b) A spear
(c) A gun
(d) His fists

3. Which of the following characters is Silent's brother?
(a) Wishful
(b) Gordon
(c) Invisible
(d) Norbert

4. What is the best weapon for tracking a wounded leopard?
(a) A machine gun
(b) A 12-gauge shotgun
(c) An elephant gun
(d) A magnum

5. What does the buffalo do with the local man's corpse?
(a) Eats it
(b) Carries it into the forest
(c) Grinds it into the dirt
(d) Buries it

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Capstick say is the most successful predator in the world?

2. What does Colin trip over?

3. Who once owned Antonio's express rifle?

4. What is the name of Capstick's two brother guides?

5. Where was the elephant ivory and leather auctioned?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Capstick recommend to approach a dead elephant carefully?

2. How does the cape buffalo kill the local man in Chapter 4?

3. How does Capstick kill the leopard in Chapter 3?

4. Describe Peter Hathaway Capstick's life.

5. Why is it so difficult to kill wild elephants?

6. What exceptions are there to the leopard that usually only occasionally attacks and kills a human?

7. Describe the elephant species.

8. How do elephants destroy the environment?

9. Describe the African Cape Buffalo.

10. How does the local man deal with the cape buffalo charging at him in Chapter 4?

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